This European Standard specifies the following requirements for gold plated cutlery: a) performance requirements for table cutlery (e.g. knives, forks, spoons, carving sets, ladles, and other serving pieces); b) composition limits for base metals for cutlery; c) tests for resistance to permanent deformation, firmness of handle attachment, hardness of blades, resistance to corrosion and the thickness and adhesion of gold coatings; d) three minimum thicknesses of gold plating: a first class, a second class and a third class
PUBLISHED
SRPS EN ISO 8442-4:2009
60.60
Standard published